DeMarcus Cousins vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and DeMarcus Cousins that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.